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Parents and Visually Impaired Infants (PAVII)

Parents and Visually Impaired Infants (PAVII) is a pack of print materials designed to help parents of infants who are visually impaired become involved as primary members of the intervention team. Includes: Parent Assessment of Needs: Help identify home...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 9:49 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Educational aids, Special education, APH products, Preschool, Parents, Books, Tutorials, Infants, Transition

How to Dress for a Social Event

How to Dress for a Social Event from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Attending any social event , whether it be for the holidays , a wedding or just a social at home, can cause you to panic. At times like this, there never seems to be anything...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 5:18 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Interaction, Recreation, Clothes

Tips On How to Care for a Poinsettia

The poinsettia is the plant you love to hate. It wouldn't be Christmas without the poinsettia's bold red (or other colors), but you keep your fingers crossed and pray that the plant will make it through the long holiday season. Here are a few...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Gardening, Holiday, Interior decorating

Building on Patterns: Primary Braille Literacy Program First Grade Level

Building on Patterns (BOP) is a complete primary literacy program designed to teach beginning braille users all language arts--reading, writing, and spelling. Note: Building on Patterns: First Grade replaces Patterns Reading: Preprimer, Primer, and First...

Published Mon, Oct 05 2009 4:46 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Braille books, Reading, Braille, Books

Portable Sound Sources from APH

Produces an audio tone that provides directional cues for orientation and mobility, sound localization training, or for playground games. Recommended for all ages. Powered by four C-cells (included) that are easier for you to replace compared to previous...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 12:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Directional tracking, APH products, Parents, Electronics, Household hints, Safety, Assistive devices, Audio, Newly blind, Sports, Games, Location marker, Reference points

DVDLater Saves Movies in the Theater to Your Netflix Queue

Sometimes there's a movie you want to see but you don't have time, don't want to bother, or just don't want to pay to see it in the theater. DVDLater solves that problem for Netflix users by making it super easy to add currently in-theater...

Published Fri, Jul 29 2011 3:57 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Services, Movies, Entertainment, Time management, DVD

Explaining It to the Sighted World

by Donna J. Jodhan It is never a wise assumption when it comes to assuming that the sighted world will understand when we tell them that we are unable to access websites because they are inaccessible. We need to be more explicit in order to get them to...

Published Wed, Nov 24 2010 4:42 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessibility, Internet, Web sites, Blindness

Technology Barriers for Blind Kids

by Donna J. Jodhan As more and more toy companies continue to flood the market with new and improved ways for kids to learn and interact, the adverse effect could be said when it comes to the plight of blind kids. For example, blind kids are unable to...

Published Wed, Jun 20 2012 10:09 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Children, Accessibility, Electronics, Technology, Games

How I Navigate My Freezer

by Donna J. Jodhan It's really not that difficult; the only difference is that I use tactile methods to do this plus super organization. In addition, whenever anyone goes into my freezer to retrieve anything, they need to know that everything needs...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 4:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tactile aids, Household hints, Storage, Organizing, Groceries

Two APH Library Treasures!

The APH Barr Library supports research initiatives at APH, while the Migel Library is the largest collection of nonmedical information related to blindness in the world. Although the collections do not circulate, arrangements can be made to use the materials...

Published Mon, Mar 05 2012 12:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Children, Books, Web sites, Blindness, History, Publications, Personal stories

WinZoom Screen Magnifier and Reader

Clarity is a developer of innovative, portable products for people on the go who have some type of low vision condition. Whether it is students, business executives or the older population, many have found Clarity products to fit their lifestyle and improve...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 1:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Reading, Writing, Assistive technology, Computer software, Magnification devices, Newly blind, Blindness organizations, USB devices, Windows

ICE Your Cell Phone (In Case of Emergency)

A Cambridge-based paramedic has launched a national campaign with Vodafone, a cell phone company in the UK, to encourage people to store emergency contact details in their mobile phones. Bob Brotchie, a clinical team leader for the East Anglian Ambulance...

Published Fri, Aug 26 2011 3:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Aging, Self-defense, Safety, Web sites, Cell phones, UK Resources, Disability resources, Travel, Diabetes, Health and wellness

How to assist people with disabilities in a disaster

People with disabilities who are self-sufficient under normal circumstances may have to rely on the help of others in a disaster. Provide Assistance Do you know someone with a disability? People with disabilities often need more time than others to make...

Published Fri, Aug 26 2011 3:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Aging, Education, Parents, Tutorials, Safety, Adaptation, Communication, Interaction, Blindness, Accommodations, Information services, Deafblind, ADA, Veterans, Equality, Publications

1-Foot Braille Rulers

Plastic rulers taper on the edge. A metal caliper slide to aid in accuracy is included (also available separately). Recommended ages: 5 years and above. Two versions are offered: Metric-English Measurement Ruler: Metric edge has raised lines every half...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 5:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Low vision, Braille, Tactile aids, Home maintenance, Mathematics, Assistive devices, Homework helpers, Measuring, Crafts, Carpentry

GoGoStat: Parental Guidance for Facebook

Busy parents might friend their children on Facebook but not have the time (or the desire) to constantly police their children’s profile. The Parental Guidance Facebook app sends alerts to parents when children make potentially dangerous changes to their...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 1:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Parents, Internet, Self-defense, Safety, Web sites, Family life, Social media

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